Railway-chair



(NoModeL) I. W. PARSONS. RAILWAY CHAIR.

No. 465,492. Patented Dec. 22, 1891.

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FRANCIS PARSONS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,492, datedDecember22, 1891.

Application filed February 5, 1891- Serial No. 380,351. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS W. PARSONS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philad elphia, in the county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailway-Plates, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in.railway-chairs; and it has for its object to provide a cheap and durablechair of sheet metal with the flange and prongs struck out from themetal. The prongs are designed to be arranged at different angles toenter the cross-ties either with or across the grain or an anglethereto, as may be deemed best.

The device can be manufactured at a minimum cost, is durable, easilyapplied, and when in position will hold the rail firmly in place.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of thedevice ready for use. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section through a railheld in place by my device.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates thechair, which is formed of a piece of sheet metal of the required sizeand form, preferably rectangular, as seen in Fig. 1. It is stamped up ata to form the flange b, which extends transversely of the plate andadapted to engage and receive the flange of the rail, as seen in Fig. 2.Adjacent to the flange b the plate is provided with a spike-hole 0. Nearopposite ends, and preferably at diagonally-opposite corners, the metalis stamped out to form the triangular prongs (l,

which extend upon the side of the plate oppositeto the flange b, andthese prongs may be arranged at any desired angle to enterthe cross-tieseither with or at rightangles to the grain of the wood or at any otherangle thereto. They are shown as arranged at right angles to each other,as shown in Fig. 1, so that one will enter the tie at right angles tothe other, so as to better brace the plate and prevent both lateral andlongitudinal movement thereof.

The manner of use will be readily understood. It is shown in Fig. 2. Aspike is driven through the hole 0 in the usual manner, and at a pointwhich will bring the spike upon the other side of the rail I form anelongated slot f, which extends at an angle other than a right angle tothe edges of the plate, as seen in Fig. 1. This permits of the use ofthe device with rails having flanges of varying sizes, or two spikes maybe driven, one to bind and hold the other.

WVhat I claim as new is 1. A sheetmetal railway chair having stampedtherefrom a flan go to receive and embrace the flange of a rail, aspike-holein proximity to said flange, a spike-h0le near the other end,extending angularly to the ends and sides, and at diametrically-oppositecorners triangular prongs stamped from within the body of the chair,substantially as specitied.

2. A sheetmetal railwaychair having stamped therefrom near itslongitudinal center a curved flange, and at diametrically-oppositecorners triangular prongs arranged at right angles to each other,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS \V. PARSONS.

